urethra
English
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to make water”). Recorded in English since 1634.
Pronunciation
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Noun
urethra (plural urethras or urethrae)
- (anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in penises, through which semen is ejaculated.
Derived terms
Translations
anatomical tube
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See also
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ūrēthra, from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra).
Pronunciation
Noun
urethra f (plural urethrae or urethra's)
- urethra
- Synonyms: urinebuis, urinekanaal, urineleider
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /uːˈreː.tʰra/, [uːˈreːt̪ʰrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /uˈre.tra/, [uˈrɛːt̪rä]
Noun
ūrēthra f (genitive ūrēthrae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ūrēthra | ūrēthrae |
Genitive | ūrēthrae | ūrēthrārum |
Dative | ūrēthrae | ūrēthrīs |
Accusative | ūrēthram | ūrēthrās |
Ablative | ūrēthrā | ūrēthrīs |
Vocative | ūrēthra | ūrēthrae |
References
- “urethra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- urethra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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